by Jeanné Hansen, LCSW, SIU Department of Psychiatry It is almost 2:30. School gets out at 3:00. As if on cue, Will gets restless. He fidgets in his seat. He looks at the clock nervously. He taps his pencil on his desk. It’s as if someone wound him up. Ms. Green is once again annoyed with him. “Sit still!” she states sternly. He’d love to. But he can’t. He is not sure what he’ll face when he gets home. Will the fighting have started again? Will it ever have ended from last night? How badly will mom be hurt? Will they leave again? According to the Childhood Domestic Violence Association, five

by Jeanné Hansen, LCSW, SIU Department of Psychiatry It is almost 2:30. School gets out at 3:00. As if on cue, Will gets restless. He fidgets in his seat. He looks at the clock nervously. He taps his pencil on his desk. It’s as if someone wound him up. Ms. Green is once again annoyed with him. “Sit still!” she states sternly. He’d love to. But he can’t. He is not sure what he’ll face when he gets home. Will the fighting have started again? Will it ever have ended from last night? How badly will mom be hurt? Will they leave again? According to the Childhood Domestic Violence Association, five

The 18 th Annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser, presented by Memorial Health System and Simmons Hanly Conroy, has revealed its list of more than 270 live and silent auction items . The list includes luxury vacation homes, first class airfare, one-of-a-kind artwork and jewelry, spa packages, dinners for up to 150 guests and more. To bid, reserve your seat for the Saturday, Oct. 13, celebration. Tickets are available for $125 per person, or $1,250 for a table of 10. Funds raised at the event are used for local cancer research and patient care. “Funds raised at the event are used for cancer